Confirmed: Len Downie Registers To Vote

During his tenure as the Washington Post’s Executive Editor, Len Downie — as a matter of principle — never voted, claiming that…

I decided to stop voting when I became the ultimate gatekeeper for what is published in the newspaper. I wanted to keep a completely open mind about everything we covered and not make a decision, even in my own mind or the privacy of the voting booth, about who should be president or mayor, for example.